Photograph of two boxers standing in the ring, facing one another, at Multnomah Civic Stadium in Portland on September 6, 1935. They are surrounded by a small group of unidentified men. The boxer at left is Barney Ross; the boxer at right is Baby Joe Gans (also known as Gerald Slaughter). Ross won the match with Gans by knockout. Image note: The name “Barney Ross” is written on the negative and is faintly visible on the left side of the image.
Portrait of a football player posing in a crouch with his right hand in the dirt and his left hand on his hip. The player, a young man or teenage boy, is wearing a football helmet, striped jersey, football pants, and cleats. The former Washington High School in Portland is visible in the background. The number 29 and the name “Rus [sic] Acheson” are written on the negative and are visible on the right side of the image. A mark that may be the number 2 is also written on the negative and is faintly visible in the upper right corner of the image.
Portrait of a football player posing with a ball outside the former Washington High School in Portland. He is holding a football above his head with both hands and is wearing a helmet, striped jersey, football pants, and cleats. The number 29 and the name “Don Anderson” are written on the negative and are visible on the right side of the image.
Portrait, taken from the side, of a football player posing near the former Washington High School in Portland. The player is facing to the right and is wearing a helmet, striped jersey, football pants, and cleats. The name “Elmer Carlson” and a number that may be either 24 or 29 are written on the negative and are visible on the right side of the image.
Portrait of a football player posing with a ball near the former Washington High School in Portland. The player is holding the ball to his chest and is wearing a helmet, striped jersey, football pants, and cleats. The name “Arnold Heikenan [sic]” and the numbers 29 and 4 are written on the negative and are visible on the right side of the image.
Portrait, taken from the side, of a football player posing with a ball near the former Washington High School in Portland. The player, a teenage boy, is facing to the right and crouching with his hands on the ball as though about to snap it. He is wearing a helmet, striped jersey, football pants, and cleats. The number 29 and the name “Reinhold Kanzler” are written on the negative and are visible on the right side of the image.
Portrait, taken from the side, of a teenage boy posing in a crouch on a field near the Washington High School building in Portland. He is facing to the left and is wearing a football helmet, jersey, pads, pants, and shoes. The number 29, the name “Corliss Newell,” and the number 8 are written on the negative and are visible on the right side of the image.
Photograph of crowds in line outside Multnomah Civic Stadium in Portland for a football game between Oregon Agricultural College and Stanford University. The photograph may have been taken on October 22, 1927. (Multnomah Civic Stadium is now known as Providence Park, and the Oregon Agricultural College is now Oregon State University.)
Photograph of spectators in the stands at Multnomah Civic Stadium, possibly for a football game between Oregon Agricultural College and Stanford University on October 22, 1927. (Oregon Agricultural College is now Oregon State University, and Multnomah Civic Stadium is now known as Providence Park.)
Photograph of the ball carrier (left side of image) being tackled during a 1928 football game between Grant High School and Jefferson High School at Multnomah Stadium in Portland. The text “Grant Jeff 1928” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the photograph. (Multnomah Stadium is now known as Providence Park.) Image note: Light leak on negative.
Photograph of the ball carrier at the bottom of a pile of players during a football game on a dirt field, possibly at Multnomah Stadium in Portland. (Multnomah Stadium is now known as Providence Park.)
Photograph of a player being tackled during a football game at Multnomah Civic Stadium in Portland. (Multnomah Civic Stadium is now known as Providence Park.)
Photograph of a play during a football game on the dirt field at Multnomah Civic Stadium in Portland. (Multnomah Civic Stadium is now known as Providence Park.)
Photograph of the ball carrier (right) running during a football game at Multnomah Stadium in Portland. (Multnomah Stadium is now known as Providence Park.) The number 4 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower left corner of the photograph. Image note: Light leak on negative.
Photograph of a play during a football game at Multnomah Stadium in Portland. (Multnomah Stadium is now known as Providence Park.) Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Photograph of a play during a football game at Multnomah Stadium in Portland. (Multnomah Stadium is now known as Providence Park.) The ball carrier is in a white jersey on the right.
Photograph of a play during a 1927 football game at Multnomah Civic Stadium in Portland. (Multnomah Civic Stadium is now known as Providence Park.) Image note: Light leak on negative.
Photograph of players reaching to catch the ball during a football game at Multnomah Stadium in Portland. (Multnomah Stadium is now known as Providence Park.)
Photograph of a play during a football game at Multnomah Civic Stadium in Portland. (Multnomah Civic Stadium is now known as Providence Park.) The ball carrier is at center with one leg in the air.
Photograph of a play during a football game at Multnomah Civic Stadium in Portland. (Multnomah Civic Stadium is now known as Providence Park.) The ball carrier is running at right. Image note: Light leak on negative.
Portrait of an unidentified young man or teenage boy posing on the field at Multnomah Civic Stadium (now known as Providence Park) in Portland. He is wearing a football helmet, sweatshirt, football pants, and cleats. The number 6 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image.
Portrait of an unidentified football player jumping in the air with one hand extended upward. The player is a young man or teenage boy and is wearing a helmet, sweatshirt, football pants, and cleats. Multnomah Civic Stadium (now known as Providence Park) is visible in the background. The number 4 is written on the negative and is faintly visible in the lower right corner of the image.
Portrait, taken from the side, of an unidentified football player posing with a ball. The player, a teenage boy, is facing to the left and is crouched as though about to snap the ball. He is wearing a striped jersey, football pants, and cleats. A building that may be the former Washington High School in Portland is visible in the background.
Portrait of an unidentified football player standing near a building that may be the former Washington High School in Portland. The player, a teenage boy, is facing to the right and is wearing a striped jersey, football pants, and cleats. He is holding a helmet.
Portrait of an unidentified football player posing with a ball near a building that may be the former Washington High School in Portland. The player, a teenage boy, is standing on one leg. He is holding the football under one arm and holding his other hand out to the side. He is wearing a helmet, a striped jersey, football pants, and cleats.